Not new, it’s a decade or so old, just being dusted off and shown again.

It is interesting to note that the gear appears to have been cycled twice. Film shows him pulling up trailing smoke, at altitude, with the gear down. The film of the landing then shows him on short finals with the flaps down but gear up again, with the gear being extended once again just before touchdown.

I don’t get this whole ‘Pratt and Whitney’ obsession. Most of the Furies in the US have been fitted with Wright R-3350s, not P&Ws.

When is it moving to South Africa? I thought the intention was to operate it in Australia.

Doesn’t he also have another Fury in an identical scheme, even down to wearing the same serial number? That could prove confusing!

VH-ORN is, of course, the well-travelled former OFMC Fury. Hawkers to Iraq to USA to Australia to USA to UK (OFMC) to South Africa to Australia, now to France!

Old Buckenham are holding their Air Show this weekend, so it may well have been connected with that event.

Edit to add, it seems they were offering Stearman flights http://www.oldbuckenhamairshow.co.uk/experience-flights/4576520147

I bet you drink your tea without your little finger protruding at the correct angle too!

The Perspex barrier to the crew compartment is still in place on the Lancaster nose James